Country Report Yemen March 2011

Outlook for 2011-12: Forecast summary

Forecast summary
(% unless otherwise indicated)
 2009a2010b2011c2012c
Real GDP growth3.8b6.23.02.8
Oil production ('000 b/d)287270248228
Crude oil exports (US$ m)4,244b4,9534,8933,851
Consumer price inflation (av)5.411.213.311.6
Deposit rate10.018.018.018.0
Government balance (% of GDP)-9.4b-5.1-5.3-6.4
Exports of goods fob (US$ bn)5.97.68.27.4
Imports of goods fob (US$ bn)7.98.38.99.1
Current-account balance (US$ bn)-2.6-1.9-2.0-2.5
Current-account balance (% of GDP)-8.6-5.8-5.6-6.6
External debt (end-period; US$ bn)6.6b6.87.38.0
Exchange rate YR:US$ (av)202.8219.7a227.6251.4
Exchange rate YR:US$ (end-period)207.3213.8a243.0257.0
Exchange rate YR:¥100 (av)216.5249.6a276.2305.2
Exchange rate YR:€ (av)282.6291.3a284.5301.7
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. c Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts.

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